The Greek Feast -- Festival Baklava

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I had some of this at the Greek Festival -- yummy!

 

 

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Festival Baklava

 

Recipe By :The Greek Feast Santa Barbara Style (A Collection of Family

Recipes from Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church)

Serving Size : 40 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : The Greek Feast

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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SYRUP:

4 cups sugar

3 cups water

1/2 cup honey

1 stick cinnamon

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1 small orange -- sliced

PASTRY:

1 1/2 pounds phyllo dough

1 1/2 pounds sweet butter -- melted

6 cups walnuts -- medium grind

3 teaspoons cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs

 

Prepare the syrup first. Bring to a boil (219ºF on a candy thermometer) the

first four ingredients with slices of orange. Add lemon juice and boil again to

220ºF. Set aside and allow to cool (remove orange slices).

 

Combine walnuts, spices, sugar, and crumbs in a large bowl. Brush bottom of a

12x18-inch pan with butter and place first phyllo sheet in pan. Brush with

butter and layer with 5 more sheets of phyllo, brushing each sheet with melted

butter. Keep remaining phyllo covered with plastic wrap and a slightly damp

towel. Sprinkle buttered phyllo evenly with nut mixture. Cover with 4 sheets

of phyllo, brushing each with butter. Sprinkle nuts, and continue in this

manner until all nuts are used. Top with 10 sheets of phyllo, buttering each

sheet. Brush top generously with remaining butter.

 

Before baking, cut pastry into diamond shapes, being careful not to cut through

the bottom layer. Sprinkle very lightly with water. Bake at 300ºF at least 1

1/2 hours. Check to see that the middle layers of phyllo are crisply baked, not

soft. Remove from oven and immediately pour cooled syrup over it, slowly and

evenly. Let stand 24 hours. To serve, cut Baklava through to remove from pan.

 

Source:

" Olympus Press, P.O. Box 2397, Santa Barbara, CA 93120-2397 "

Copyright:

" 1999 by The Philoptochos Society of St. Barbara Greek Orthodox

Church, Santa Barbara, California "

 

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Per serving: 272 Calories (kcal); 12g Total Fat; (42% calories from fat); 6g

Protein; 30g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 90mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 2 Fat; 1

1/2 Other Carbohydrates

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0